Bangkok, August 17, 2011- Chalee Chantanayingyong, Acting SEC Secretary-General and Chairman of the Capital Market Supervisory Board (CMSB) revealed that the CMSB approved to relax regulations to support industry business operation, remove obstacles and clarify certain governing regulations. The revisions to become effective in September include:1. Licensed derivatives dealer will be allowed to enter into derivatives contract with non-institutional counterparty, providing that the derivatives mu...
Bangkok, April 10, 2014 ? The SEC is seeking public comment on relaxing a unit holding limit where any person or group of persons is allowed to hold not exceeding one-third of all units in a mutual fund ("One-Third Rule"). As there is no such One-Third Rule in other ASEAN countries, the proposed revision aims to facilitate Thai investment management companies by exempting the said Rule from unit holding of mutual funds set up by Thai investment management companies under the ASEAN Collective Inv...
Bangkok, May 29, 2014 ? The SEC is seeking public comment on 2 draft notifications to facilitate offering of mutual funds set up by Thai investment management companies under the ASEAN Collective Investment Schemes (Thai ASEAN CIS). To begin with, the first one provides an exemption of unit holding limit up to one-third of all units sold (the One-Third Rule) for Thai ASEAN CIS in the portion offered to non-Thai nationals and omnibus account in other ASEAN countries to non-Thai nationals and omni...
Bangkok, 13 September 2016 - The SEC has imposed a two-year suspension of approval on {A}, Executive Chairman of {X1} Company Limited, for failing to supervise the Know Your Client/Client Due Diligence (KYC/CDD) as well as client activity oversight systems. Additionally, the SEC is in the process of submitting the? case for consideration of the Criminal Fining Committee.During a routine inspection of {X1} Company Limited, the SEC found deficiencies in the company's KYC/CDD system. Also its clien...
Bangkok, June 23, 2011 - The SEC revokes its approval of Chalerm Suakamram, an investor contact and a branch manager of Siam City Securities Co., Ltd., and bans him from performing duty as an executive in securities companies and derivatives business for ten years, starting June 23, 2011. The order has been issued after the SEC?s finding indicated that his misconducts on clients? assets involved dishonesty, deceit or embezzlement and wrongful use of client?s assets. Following the complaint lodge...
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Bangkok, June 23, 2011- The SEC revokes its approval of Chalerm Suakamram, an investor contact and a branch manager of Siam City Securities Co., Ltd., and bans him from acting as an executive in securities companies and derivatives business for ten years, starting June 23, 2011. The order has been issued after the SEC?s finding indicated his fraud commission, embezzlement, falsying documents with the intention to illegitimately seek benefits from client?s assets. Following the complaint filed by...
Type of securities : Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) | Effective Date : 08/12/2014 | Close Selling Date : 00/00/0000
In November 2019, SEC engaged the Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI) to conduct a study on laws pertaining to the supervision of audit firms and auditors in foreign capital markets for supporting amendment of the Securities and Exchange Act B.E. 2535 (Securities and Exchange Act) to allow more effective and efficient supervision of audit firms and auditors in Thai capital market.SEC Secretary-General Ruenvadee Suwanmongkol said: “This is the first time SEC contracts an independ...